BUSSTEPP has been running for over 50 years. It has been hosted in many venues over its lifetime, and below is a partial list (where known).
| Year | Place | Director/s | Topics and lecturers |
| 2024 | Sheffield | Carsten van de Bruck | QFT (Emmanuel Stamou), BSM (Laura Covi), Cosmology (Enrico Pajer), AdS/CFT (Carlos Nunez), Modern QFT for Real-World Gravity (Scott Melville), Phenomenology (Veronica Sanz), String Theory (Thomas van Riet), Lattice (Matthew Wingate); Dark Matter (David Marsh), The Future of Particle Physics (Dan Tovey), EDI in Physics (Matt Mears), Outreach (Francesca Chadha-Day) |
| 2023 | Liverpool | Martin Gorbahn, Radu Tatar | QFT (Emmanuel Stamou), BSM (Michael Trott), Cosmology (Enrico Pajer), Holography (Marika Taylor), Modern QFT for Real-World Gravity (Michèle Levi), Phenomenology (Veronica Sanz),String Theory (David Skinner), Lattice (Simon Catterall); Dark Matter (Juri Smirnov), Computational Physics (Johann Ostmeyer), Outreach (Jackie Bell) |
| 2022 | Imperial College London | Andrew Tolley | QFT (Zohar Komargodski), BSM (Michael Trott), Cosmology (Daniel Baumann), Holography (Marika Taylor), Modern QFT for Real-World Gravity (Michèle Levi), Phenomenology (Maria Ubiali), String Theory (David Skinner), Lattice (Simon Catterall); Amplitudes (Tim Adamo), Neutrino Experiments (Mark Scott), Equity and Inclusion (Julie Moote), Outreach (Christophe Galfard) |
| 2020/21 | Queen Mary University of London | Rodolfo Russo | QFT (Zohar Komargodski), Amplitudes (Donal O'Connell), BSM (Andrea Wulzer), CFT (Agnese Bissi), Cosmology (Daniel Baumann), Holography (Marco Meineri), Lattice (Agostino Patella), Phenomenology (Maria Ubiali), String Theory (Iñaki García-Etxebarria), Connections to Condensed Matter (Steve Simon), Machine learning (Edward Hughes), Gravitational Waves (Justin Vines), Outreach (Cristina Lazzeroni) |
| 2019 | Glasgow | Christoph Englert | QFT (Johannes Henn), BSM (Matthew McCullough), Lattice Field Theory (Biagio Lucini), AdS/CFT (Marco Meineri), Phenomenology (Fabio Maltoni), Cosmology (Clare Burrage), Experimental Physics (Andreas Korn), String Phenomenology (Eran Palti), Gravitational Waves (Martin Hendry), Science in the Public (Kate Shaw) |
| 2018 | Oxford | Joseph Conlon | QFT (Johannes Henn), BSM (Matthew McCullough), Lattice Field Theory (Biagio Lucini), AdS/CFT (João Penedones), Phenomenology (Fabio Maltoni), Cosmology (Laura Covi), Experimental Physics (Andreas Korn), String Phenomenology (Eran Palti), High Energy Neutrinos (Markus Ahlers), Science in the Public (Sian Tedaldi) |
| 2017 | UCL | Frank Deppisch | QFT (Jean Alexandre), BSM (Matthew McCullough), Lattice Field Theory (Luigi del Debbio), AdS/CFT (Toby Wiseman), Phenomenology (Christoph Englert), Cosmology (Laura Covi), Experimental Physics (Andreas Korn), String Phenomenology (Steve Abel), Gravitational Waves (Stephen Fairhurst), Science in the Public (Jon Butterworth) |
| 2016 | Manchester | Mrinal Dasgupta | QFT (Jean Alexandre), Standard Model & Beyond (Ben Gripaios), Lattice Field Theory (Luigi del Debbio), ADS/CFT (Toby Wiseman), Phenomenology (Christoph Englert), Cosmology (Laura Covi), Experimental physics (Albert de Roeck), Supersymmetry (Steve West), String Phenomenology (Steve Abel), Modified Gravity (Tessa Baker), Science in the Public (Jeff Forshaw) |
| 2015 | King's College | Sarben Sarkar | QFT (Jean Alexandre), Standard Model & Beyond (Ben Gripaios), Lattice Field Theory (Andreas Juettner), ADS/CFT (Toby Wiseman), Phenomenology (Christoph Englert), Cosmology (David Seery), Neutrino & Astroparticle Physics (Silvia Pascoli), Experimental Physics (Albert de Roeck), Supersymmetry (Steve West), String Phenomenology (Steve Abel), Where are we going (John Ellis) |
| 2014 | Southampton | Alexander Belyaev | QFT (Gero von Gersdorff), Standard Model & Beyond (Ben Gripaios), Lattice Field Theory (Andreas Juettner), ADS/CFT (Carlos Nunez), Phenomenology (Sven Heinemeyer), Cosmology (David Seery), Neutrino & Astroparticle Physics (Silvia Pascoli), Experimental Physics (Albert de Roeck), Supersymmetry (Steve West) |
| 2013 | Sussex | Sebastian Jaeger | QFT (Gero von Gersdorff), Standard Model & Beyond (Andrea Romanino & Ben Allanach), Lattice Field Theory (Andreas Juettner), ADS/CFT (Carlos Nunez), Phenomenology (Michael Spannowsky), Cosmology (David Seery), Neutrino & Astroparticle Physics (Silvia Pascoli), Experimental Physics (Mario Campanelli) |
| 2012 | Durham | Silvia Pascoli | QFT (Sebastian Jaeger), Standard Model & Beyond (Andrea Romanino), Lattice Field Theory (Luigi del Debbio), LHC Physics (Michael Spannowsky), Cosmology (Ed Copeland), Supersymmetry (Ben Allanach), Neutrinos & Dark Matter (Thomas Schwetz), Experimental Physics (Mario Campanelli) |
| 2011 | Nottingham | Paul Saffin | QFT (Daniel Litim), Standard Model & Beyond (Dave Dunbar), Lattice Gauge Theory (Matt Wingate), LHC Physics (Bobby Acharya), Strings & AdS/CFT (Amihay Hanany), Cosmology (Ed Copeland), Experimental Physics (Dave Newbold) |
| 2010 | Swansea | Warren Perkins | QFT (Daniel Litim), Standard Model & Beyond (Dave Dunbar), Lattice Gauge Theory (Matt Wingate), LHC Physics (Tao Han), Strings & AdS/CFT (Rodolfo Russo), Cosmology (Carsten van de Bruck), Experimental Physics (Dave Newbold) |
| 2009 | Liverpool | Ian Jack | Lattice Gauge Theory (Hartmut Wittig), Cosmology (Carsten van de Bruck), Strings & AdS/CFT (Mukund Rangamani), QFT (Tim Hollowood), Experimental Physics (Chris Lester), LHC Physics (Tao Han), Standard Model & Beyond (James Wells) |
| 2008 | Cambridge | Jonathan Evans | Lattice Gauge Theory (Alistair Hart), Cosmology (Mark Hindmarsh), Strings & AdS/CFT (Nick Dorey), QFT (Tim Hollowood), Experimental Physics (Chris Lester), LHC Physics (Matt Strassler), Standard Model & Beyond (James Wells) |
| 2007 | York | Niall MacKay | Collider Physics (Peter Zerwas), QFT (Cliff Burgess), Supersymmetry (Gregory Gabadadze), Lattice Gauge Theory (Alistair Hart), Experimental Physics (John Dainton), Cosmology (Mark Hindmarsh), String Theory (Richard Szabo) |
| 2006 | Edinburgh | Richard Ball | Collider Physics (Peter Zerwas), QFT (Cliff Burgess), Supersymmetry (Gregory Gabadadze), Lattice Gauge Theory (Mikko Laine), Experimental Physics (John Dainton), Cosmology (Arjun Berera), String Theory (Kelly Stelle) |
| 2005 | Ambleside | Leszek Roszkowski | QFT (Parameswaran Nair), Cosmology (Arjun Berera), Lattice Gauge Theory (Mikko Laine), Phenomenology (Gavin Salam), String Theory (Kelly Stelle), Supersymmetry (Apostolos Pilaftsis), Experimental Physics (John Dainton) |
| 2004 | Plymouth | David McMullan | Phenomenology (Gavin Salam), String Theory (Sunil Mukhi), Supersymmetry (Apostolos Pilaftsis), QFT (V.P. Nair), Lattice (Andreas Kronfeld), Cosmology (Arjun Berera) |
| 2003 | QMUL | Jerome Gauntlett | String Theory (Sunil Mukhi), Phenomenology (Georg Weiglein), Supersymmetry (John March-Russell), Cosmology (Andrew Liddle), Lattice (Andreas Kronfeld), QFT (Nima Arkani-Hamed), Neutrinos (Paul Harrison), Linear Collider (Phil Burrows) |
| 2002 | Glasgow | Christine Davies | Phenomenology (Georg Weiglein), QFT (Poul Damgaard), Cosmology (Andrew Liddle), Supersymmetry (John March-Russell), String Theory (Richard Szabo), LHC & GRID (Tony Doyle), Neutrino Physics (Ken Peach), Quark Superconductivity (Mark Alford), Graviational Wave Detection (Graham Woan), Lattice Gauge Theory (Jonathan Flynn) |
| 2001 | Manchester | Jeff Forshaw | String Theory (Richard Szabo), Supersymmetry (Jose Figueroa-O'Farrill), QFT (Poul Damgaard), Cosmology (Subir Sarkar), Lattice Gauge Theory (Jonathan Flynn) |
| 2000 | Oxford | John Wheater | Supersymmetry (Jose Figueroa-O'Farrill) |
| 1999 | Southampton | Tim Morris | Supersymmetry (Herbi Dreiner), QFT (Jose Lattore), Standard Model & Beyond (Nigel Glover), Aspects of Experiment (Jon Butterworth), Lattice Field Theory (Hartmut Wittig), Cosmology (Warren Perkins), String Theory (Clifford Johnson) |
| 1998 | Durham | Ed Corrigan | |
| 1997 | Sussex | Ed Copeland | M-Theory (Michael Duff), Cosmology (Rocky Kolb), Supersymmetry (Jonathan Evans), QCD (James Stirling), Inflation (Andrei Linde), Lattice (Simon Hands) |
| 1996 | Swansea | Graham Shore | M-Theory (Michael Duff), Cosmology (Ruth Gregory), QFT (Jonathan Evans), QCD (Stefano Forte), Experimental QCD (Michele Arneodo), Lattice (Simon Hands), Duality (Cesar Gomez) |
| 1995 | Cosener's House | Supersymmetry & Duality (Jeffrey Harvey), Strings (Peter West), Lattice, Cosmology (Ruth Gregory), Standard Model & Beyond (Douglas Ross) | |
| 1994 | Liverpool | Supersymmetry (Tim Jones), Lattice Field Theory, Standard Model & Extensions, Experimental Topics (Val Gibson), Cosmology (Ed Copeland), EM Duality (David Olive), Baryogenesis. | |
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| 1991 | Glasgow | Cosmology (Neil Turok), Supersymmetry (Graham Shore), Field Theory (Lewis Ryder), Phenomenology of the Standard Model (Ian Hinchliffe), Lattice Gauge Theories (Mike Tepper) | |
| 1990 | Imperial College London | Kelly Stelle | |
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| 1986 | Durham | Wojtek Zakrewski | Gauge Theory (Hugh Osborn), Lattice (Alan Irving), GUT (M. Daniel), Supersymmetry (D. Jones), Strings (Ed Corrigan), Experimental (Norman McCubbin) |
